Hannibal Police say 223 pounds of unused prescription drugs and over the counter medications are out of circulation thanks to a drug take back program.
An investigation by the Moberly Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol into a report of individuals attempting to fraudulently obtain controlled substances has led to the arrests of five people from Kentucky.
Federal prosecutors have charged three people in connection to the theft of more than 5,000 doses of oxycodone from pharmacies in the Kansas City, Missouri, area.
On Thursday, March 27, 2014, the Northeast Missouri Narcotics Task Force assisted the Marion County Sheriff’s Department with a traffic stop at the intersection of Paris Gravel Road and Hwy MM, Hannibal, Marion County, MO. As a result of the traffic stop Sarah Elizabeth Oswalt, 8064 Hwy MM, Hannibal, MO, was found in possession of a large amount of prescription controlled substance.
On Thursday, March 13 2014, Detectives of the Hannibal Police Department Narcotics Unit, served a search warrant at a residence in the 100 block of North Griffith.